By
JK on
February 5th, 2008
Sharp Phone
Sharp Sidekick iD (T-Mobile ONLY!)
The T-Mobile Sidekick iD at 5.1 inches long by 2.4 inches wide by 0.8 inch thick weights at 6.2 ounces. The Sidekick iD also manages to add some flair of its own with its interchangeable bumpers. Available in black, yellow, blue, purple, or a glow-in-the-dark scheme, the add some spice to the grey color scheme that you get in the box. The Sidekick iD’s screen displays 65,000 colors at a 240×160 pixel resolution. Flanking the screen are the controls. To the left, you have the menu and jump buttons and a directional keypad that doubles as the phone’s speakers, and on the right, there is a cancel button, Talk and End keys, an OK button, and the trackball navigator. In addition, you’ll find a volume rocker, a power button, and a 2.5mm headset jack along the bottom edge of the phone, while along the top edge are two function buttons that perform different tasks depending on which application you are using. Finally, there is a power connector and a loop for the wrist strap on the right side. To expose the full QWERTY keyboard, just nudge the upper right or lower left corner of the screen, and the display quickly rotates180 degrees and snaps into place. The iD’s keyboard is spacious, with tactile and brightly backlit buttons for easy messaging. The iD is a solid messaging device. It comes preinstalled with AIM, Yahoo, and Windows Live instant messaging clients, and you can have up to 10 simultaneous conversations if you’re a social butterfly. To switch between conversations just press the menu and D buttons. And if you happen to lose network connection in the midst of a session, the Sidekick will save the chat until a connection is restored. The Sidekick iD also supports text and multimedia messaging. The Sidekick iD comes with its own T-Mobile e-mail account with real-time message delivery. Setup is extremely easy, as the device walks you through the whole process when you first turn it on. The iD also can be configured to access up to three POP3 and IMAP accounts. If you have a Web-based e-mail account like Hotmail, you will need to use the iD’s HTML Web browser to check your messages. As a phone, the Sidekick iD offers a 2,000-contact address book with room in each entry for multiple numbers, an e-mail address, an IM account, a Web URL, a street address, and notes. You can assign contacts to groups, and for caller ID, you can pair an entry with a photo and one of 22 ringtones. You also get speed dial, call forwarding, three-way calling, a call log, a vibrate mode and a speakerphone. Other features on the Sidekick iD include a calendar, a notepad, a task list, one preloaded game, and a download catalog where you can get more ringtones, games, and applications.
Popularity: 2%
[?]
Categories: Sharp
Tags:
Leave a Reply